Vacuosity

Getting going

I fell asleep last night while putting Jaime down. I think technically, I was asleep before she was, but hey, that's what you get after a few nights of 3-4 hours sleep and constant work. At least, I think I'm losing some of that layer of winter padding that's come from no exercise and a poor diet.

While there is still so much to do (I have resigned myself to the fact that we will not be listing on Monday, and possibly not this week at all), I can't believe how much we've gotten done already. It makes me wonder what we've been waiting for all this time. I know it comes from approaching the work with a different mindset; the idea that a certain amount of work has to be done within a certain timeframe, rather than just doing bits as we go.

I have always said, "Better to not do a job until it can be done right." And to me "right" meant perfectly. It's been this thinking that has kept me from replacing the bedroom light fixture; I was waiting until I could afford the one I wanted. The result was living the past 2.5 years with exposed bulbs hanging from the ceiling. It tells me a lot about how to approach the work on the new place, and maybe work in general. My new motto is "Better done than perfect."

I discovering that perfectionism is one of the greatest barriers to achievement.

posted by David @ 7:03 a.m.